2021–22 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team

2021–22 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record3–28 (1–19 Pac-12)
Head coach
Associate head coachKerry Rupp (8th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGill Coliseum
Seasons
2021–22 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Arizona † 18 – 2   .900 33 – 4   .892
No. 11 UCLA 15 – 5   .750 27 – 8   .771
No. 22 USC 14 – 6   .700 26 – 8   .765
Colorado 12 – 8   .600 21 – 12   .636
Oregon 11 – 9   .550 20 – 15   .571
Washington 11 – 9   .550 17 – 15   .531
Washington State 11 – 9   .550 22 – 15   .595
Arizona State 10 – 10   .500 14 – 17   .452
Stanford 8 – 12   .400 16 – 16   .500
California 5 – 15   .250 12 – 20   .375
Utah 4 – 16   .200 11 – 20   .355
Oregon State 1 – 19   .050 3 – 28   .097
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team represented Oregon State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Beavers were led by eighth-year head coach Wayne Tinkle, and played their home games at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Oregon as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 3–28, 1–19 in Pac-12 play to finish in last place.[1] They lost to Oregon in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Beavers finished the 2020–21 season 20–13, 10–10 in Pac-12 play to finish in sixth place.

Despite being picked to finish last in the Pac-12 standings in preseason media polls, the Beavers finished tied for sixth in conference play and received a 5-seed in the Pac-12 tournament due to Arizona's self-imposed ban. Despite the Beavers' outperforming of low expectations, the consensus among analysts entering the Pac-12 tournament was that OSU would not receive an at-large bid to the upcoming NCAA tournament, and thus needed to win the conference tournament to make the field as an automatic qualifier. The Beavers proceeded to defeat 4-seed UCLA in overtime, top-seed and rival Oregon, and 3-seed Colorado in succession to win their first Pac-12 tournament title in school history and guarantee just their second NCAA tournament berth since 1990.

Seeded 12th in the Midwest region in the 2021 NCAA tournament, the Beavers would trail for less than five combined minutes in upset wins over 5th-seeded Tennessee and 4th-seeded Oklahoma State to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. The wins were Oregon State's first in the NCAA tournament since advancing to the Elite Eight in 1982. The Beavers next overcame a slow start to defeat 8-seed Loyola-Chicago and advance to the Elite Eight, matching their 1982 run. Over their six-game postseason winning streak dating back to the Pac-12 tournament, the Beavers were not favored in a single game. They became just the second ever 12-seed to advance to the Elite Eight since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985.

Facing the 2-seed Houston Cougars in the Midwest regional final, the Beavers rallied from a 17-point second half deficit to tie the game with under four minutes remaining. Houston would prevail, 67–61, to end Oregon State's Cinderella run.

Off-season

Departures

Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Ethan Thompson 5 G 6'5" 195 Senior Los Angeles, CA Graduated
Zach Reichle 11 G 6'5" 205 Senior Wilsonville, OR Graduated
Julien Franklin 22 G 6'7" 200 RS Freshman Brea, CA Transferred to Cal Poly
Joey Potts 23 F 6'10" 200 RS Junior Petaluma, CA Transferred to Oregon Tech
DeAron Tucker 35 F 6'10" 240 Sophomore Dallas, TX Transferred to Indiana State
Tariq Silver 55 G 6'5" 200 RS Junior Clarksville, TN Transferred to Austin Peay

Incoming transfers

Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Dexter Akanno 3 G 6'5" 210 RS Sophomore Valencia, CA Marquette
Tre' Williams 4 G 6'6" 200 Junior Dallas, TX Minnesota
Xzavier Malone-Key 5 G 6'4" 200 RS Senior Philadelphia, PA Fairleigh Dickinson
Chol Marial 11 C 7'2" 235 Junior Rumbeck, South Sudan Maryland
Dashawn Davis 13 G 6'2" 185 Junior Bronx, NY Trinity Valley CC
Ahmad Rand 44 F 6'8" 200 RS Junior Lincolnton, GA Memphis

2021 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Glenn Taylor Jr.
#47 SF 		Las Vegas, NV AZ Compass Prep 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) May 3, 2021 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 76
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2021 Basketball Player Commits". ESPN.com.
  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2022 Recruiting class

College recruiting information (2022)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Cruz Davis
#36 SG 		Lewisville, TX iSchool of Lewisville 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Feb 1, 2021 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2021–22 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Gianni Hunt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Bishop Montgomery HS Lakewood, California
F 1 Maurice Calloo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Indian Hills CC Windsor, Ontario
G 2 Jarod Lucas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Los Altos HS Hacienda Heights, California
G 3 Dexter Akanno 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Marquette Valencia, California
G 4 Tre' Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Minnesota Dallas, Texas
G 5 Xzavier Malone-Key 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Fairleigh Dickinson Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 10 Warith Alatishe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Nicholls Houston, Texas
C 11 Chol Marial 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Maryland Rumbek, South Sudan
C 12 Roman Silva 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 265 lb (120 kg) RS Sr San Bernardino Valley College Rancho Cucamonga, California
G 13 Dashawn Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Trinity Valley CC Bronx, New York
G 14 Dyshawn Hobson (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Corvallis HS Corvallis, Oregon
G 23 Jack Cherry (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Galena HS Reno, Nevada
F 24 Isaiah Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Bishop Montgomery HS Torrance, California
F 34 Rodrigue Andela 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Kilgore College Yaoundé, Cameroon
F 35 Glenn Taylor Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr AZ Compass Prep Las Vegas, Nevada
F 44 Ahmad Rand 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Memphis Lincolnton, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Source:[2]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov. 4, 2021
7:00 p.m., P12N 		Saint Martin's W 83–80  –
   –      –      –    Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
Regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 p.m., P12N 		Portland State W 73–64  1–0
  21 – Alatishe   8 – Tied   4 – Davis  Gill Coliseum (4,448)
Corvallis, OR
November 12, 2021*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Iowa State L 50–60  1–1
  8 – Tied   9 – Alatishe   4 – Tied  Hilton Coliseum (12,401)
Ames, IA
November 15, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Tulsa L 58–64  1–2
  20 – Calloo   8 – Andela   6 – Hunt  Donald W. Reynolds Center (2,759)
Tulsa, OK
November 18, 2021*
6:00 p.m., P12N 		Samford
Emerald Coast Classic campus-site game 		L 77–78  1–3
  20 – Alatishe   6 – Tied   9 – Davis  Gill Coliseum (3,491)
Corvallis, OR
November 21, 2021*
12:00 p.m., P12N 		Princeton L 80–81  1–4
  16 – Davis   10 – Alatishe   5 – Davis  Gill Coliseum (3,368)
Corvallis, OR
November 26, 2021*
6:30 pm, CBSSN 		vs. Wake Forest
Emerald Coast Classic semifinals 		L 77–80 OT 1–5
  16 – Andela   5 – Tied   5 – Williams  The Arena at NFSC (2,146)
Niceville, FL
November 27, 2021*
1:00 pm 		vs. Penn State
Emerald Coast Classic 		L 45–60  1–6
  11 – Lucas   8 – Alatishe   1 – Tied  The Arena at NFSC (1,350)
Niceville, FL
December 2, 2021
7:30 p.m., P12N 		at California L 61–73  1–7
(0–1) 		 21 – Alatishe   8 – Alatishe   4 – Davis  Haas Pavilion (4,505)
Berkeley, CA
December 5, 2021
1:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 11 Arizona L 65–90  1–8
(0–2) 		 17 – Lucas   9 – Alatishe   8 – Davis  Gill Coliseum (3,918)
Corvallis, OR
December 14, 2021*
7:00 p.m., P12N 		UC Davis L 64–71  1–9
  14 – Lucas   10 – Rand   6 – Davis  Gill Coliseum (2,954)
Corvallis, OR
December 18, 2021*
5:00 p.m., P12N 		Texas A&M L 73–83  1–10
  25 – Lucas   5 – Rand   7 – Davis  Gill Coliseum (3,015)
Corvallis, OR
December 21, 2021*
8:00 p.m., P12N 		Nicholls W 83–61  2–10
  24 – Lucas   7 – Tied   6 – Davis  Gill Coliseum (2,873)
Corvallis, OR
December 30, 2021
6:00 p.m., P12N 		Utah W 88–76  3–10
(1–2) 		 25 – Lucas   6 – Tied   8 – Davis  Gill Coliseum (3,245)
Corvallis, OR
January 3, 2022*
3:00 p.m. 		Sacramento State Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols. Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
January 10, 2022
7:30 p.m., P12N 		Oregon
Rivalry 		L 76–78  3–11
(1–3) 		 16 – Alatishe   9 – Silva   5 – Davis  Gill Coliseum (5,422)
Corvallis, OR
January 13, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at No. 5 USC L 71–81  3–12
(1–4) 		 27 – Lucas   8 – Alatishe   7 – Davis  Galen Center (0)
Los Angeles, CA
January 15, 2022
7:30 p.m., P12N 		at No. 3 UCLA L 65–81  3–13
(1–5) 		 12 – Tied   4 – Tied   5 – Davis  Pauley Pavilion (141)
Los Angeles, CA
January 20, 2022
8:30 p.m., P12N 		Washington L 72–82  3–14
(1–6) 		 17 – Davis   10 – Alatishe   8 – Davis  Gill Coliseum (3,833)
Corvallis, OR
January 29, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Oregon
Rivalry 		L 56–78  3–15
(1–7) 		 17 – Silva   6 – Tied   4 – Davis  Matthew Knight Arena (10,712)
Eugene, OR
February 3, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Utah L 59–84  3–16
(1–8) 		 12 – Silva   8 – Silva   5 – Davis  Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,388)
Salt Lake City, UT
February 5, 2022
3:00 p.m., FS1 		at Colorado
Rescheduled from Jan. 1 		L 63–86  3–17
(1–9) 		 15 – Taylor Jr.   7 – Silva   1 – Tied  CU Events Center (6,918)
Boulder, CO
February 9, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPNU 		California L 61–63  3–18
(1–10) 		 18 – Calloo   7 – Alatishe   3 – Lucas  Gill Coliseum (3,180)
Corvallis, OR
February 12, 2022
7:30 p.m., P12N 		Stanford L 65–76  3–19
(1–11) 		 17 – Lucas   6 – Rand   9 – Davis  Gill Coliseum (3,684)
Corvallis, OR
February 15, 2022
6:00 p.m, P12N 		Colorado L 64–90  3–20
(1–12) 		 22 – Davis   5 – Calloo   6 – Davis  Gill Coliseum (3,060)
Corvallis, OR
February 17, 2022
4:30 p.m., P12N 		at No. 3 Arizona L 69–83  3–21
(1–13) 		 13 – Silva   8 – Calloo   7 – Davis  McKale Center (12,905)
Tucson, AZ
February 19, 2022
5:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Arizona State L 53–73  3–22
(1–14) 		 14 – Taylor Jr.   10 – Taylor Jr.   2 – Tied  Desert Financial Arena (7,234)
Tempe, AZ
February 24, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 16 USC L 91–94 2 OT 3–23
(1–15) 		 31 – Davis   7 – Silva   7 – Davis  Gill Coliseum (3,685)
Corvallis, OR
February 26, 2022
1:00 p.m., CBS 		No. 12 UCLA L 55–94  3–24
(1–16) 		 13 – Calloo   7 – Silva   3 – Taylor Jr.  Gill Coliseum (4,584)
Corvallis, OR
February 28, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Washington State
Rescheduled from Jan. 22 		L 97–103 OT 3–25
(1–17) 		 21 – Silva   7 – Silva   11 – Davis  Gill Coliseum (3,888)
Corvallis, OR
March 3, 2022
8:00 p.m., FS1 		at Washington State L 67–71  3–26
(1–18) 		 20 – Calloo   9 – Silva   5 – Taylor Jr.  Beasley Coliseum (3,099)
Pullman, WA
March 5, 2022
4:30 p.m., P12N 		at Washington L 67–78  3–27
(1–19) 		 17 – Davis   5 – Silva   6 – Davis  Alaska Airlines Arena (8,884)
Seattle, WA
Pac-12 tournament
March 9, 2022
12:00 p.m., P12N 		(12) vs. (5) Oregon
First round/Rivalry 		L 67–78  3–28
  22 –  Lucas   5 –  Calloo   5 –  Davis  T-Mobile Arena (7,565)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Notes

References

  1. ^ "2021-22 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "2021–2022 Schedule". osubeavers.com. Retrieved August 17, 2021.